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Collingwood hails impact of Swann

1 hour 3 min ago
England batsman Paul Collingwood pays tribute to Graeme Swann after the spinner claimes a wicket in his first over for the 12th time for England.
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Calls to raise crime age rejected

1 hour 9 min ago
The age of criminal responsibility will stay at 10, the government says, after a senior adviser for England calls for it to be raised.
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Hundreds at 'suicide' flats rally

1 hour 21 min ago
Hundreds of people join a rally in memory of three asylum seekers who apparently jumped to their deaths from flats in Glasgow.
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Vettel stuns Ferrari to grab pole

1 hour 30 min ago
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel starts the first Formula 1 race of 2010 from pole position after edging the Ferraris in Bahrain.
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Maliki leads Baghdad poll count

1 hour 35 min ago
Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.
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EU 'nearing' Greece bail-out deal

1 hour 49 min ago
The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.
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Clegg 'will not back early cuts'

1 hour 53 min ago
The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.
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Live - Saturday football

1 hour 57 min ago
Tottenham host Blackburn in the first of seven Premier League games on Saturday, with Chelsea in action against West Ham and Arsenal travelling to Hull City.
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Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'

2 hours 13 min ago
The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
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Man remanded on harassment charge

2 hours 21 min ago
An 18-year-old appears in court charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed in the garden of his Greater Manchester home.
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Man charged over train derailment

2 hours 34 min ago
A man is charged with dangerous driving following a crash which derailed a train in Suffolk.
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Injured Moss thanks well-wishers

2 hours 58 min ago
Formula One legend Sir Stirling Moss thanks his well-wishers after he fell down a lift shaft at home and broke both ankles.
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Two escape injury in gun attack

2 hours 58 min ago
Two people escape injury after a shot is fired at the window of a house in the Caulside Park area of Antrim on Friday night.
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Drug ring 'link' in Haim's death

3 hours 17 min ago
Actor Corey Haim's death is being linked to a major drug ring which is illegally obtaining prescription drugs, US police say.
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Volunteers to light up Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast

3 hours 18 min ago
About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches will illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast later.
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Take That star checks into rehab

3 hours 51 min ago
Pop star Mark Owen checks into rehab after admitting to a drink problem and cheating on his partner, a spokesman confirms.
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Samantha Cameron speaks of Tory leader's domestic skills

3 hours 57 min ago
Samantha Cameron speaks publicly for the first time of her relationship with the Conservative leader.
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Murder inquiry over body in house

3 hours 58 min ago
Police launch a murder investigation after a 46-year-old man was found dead at his home in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
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Two arrested over 'hero' killing

4 hours 1 min ago
Two teenagers are arrested by police hunting the killer of a man stabbed to death after chasing handbag-snatchers.
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Should the age of criminality be raised?

4 hours 7 min ago
The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to 12, says England's children's commissioner. Your views?
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